She Speaks:
She Speaks:
Academic Muslimahs
Academic Muslimahs
A podcast by Saba Fatima, PhD.
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About the Podcast:
About the Podcast:
She Speaks: Academic Muslimahs is on indefinite hiatus
She Speaks: Academic Muslimahs is a podcast hosted by Saba Fatima, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Muslimah is the feminine form of the word Muslim in Arabic.
She Speaks: Academic Muslimahs features interviews with folks who self-identify as Muslimah and are in academia. The conversations revolve around a diverse array of topics; from mental health and climate change to Palestine and Christmas!
Generally, episodes are released every other Friday.
The podcast provides a platform to discuss all things Muslim, women, and academia. The purpose is to elevate the profile of Muslimah academics, shed light on important issues, and connect us via conversations.
Please listen, subscribe, review, and share the podcast. Support representation of marginalized voices!
Intro and outro music by Husain Yaseen
Cover Art (copyrighted) by Naomi Giddings
Season Eight
Season Eight
Saba Fatima
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Ep. 44: FeeAmaanAllah
Season Seven
Season Seven
Produced by Gabrielle Quarles (ep 39 & 40) & Melessa Herzberg (41 onward)
Elora Shehabuddin
Professor of Transnational Asian Studies
Core Faculty in the Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality.
Rice University
Ep. 43: Feminisms in Conversation
https://anchor.fm/academicmuslimah/episodes/043-Elora-Shehabuddin-e1g6qng
Linda Hyökki
PhD Candidate
Civilization Studies
Ibn Haldun University, Istanbul
Ep. 42: Whiteness & Anti-Muslim Racism in Finland
https://anchor.fm/academicmuslimah/episodes/042-Linda-Hykki-e1finm6
Sara Abdalla
PhD Candidate
University of Middlesex
Ep. 41: Inclusive Art
https://anchor.fm/academicmuslimah/episodes/041-Sara-Abdalla-e1et3id
Aminah Beverly McCloud Al Deen
Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies and Director of Islamic World Studies program
DePaul University
Ep. 40: Islam in America
https://anchor.fm/academicmuslimah/episodes/040-Aminah-Beverly-McCloud-Al-Deen-e1e852g
Sana Rizvi
Senior Lecturer in Education
Division of Education
Liverpool John Moores University
Ep. 39: Undoing Whiteness in Disability Studies
https://anchor.fm/academicmuslimah/episodes/039-Sana-Rizvi-e1df0l4
Transcript by Melessa Herzberg & Saba Fatima
Season Six
Season Six
Produced by Gabrielle Quarles
Saima Ansari
University of Salford
Ep. 38: Identity, religion, and clothing
https://anchor.fm/academicmuslimah/episodes/038-Saima-Ansari-e19509o
Conversation with Dr. Sana Rizvi
(Bi-lingual - Urdu/English)
Ep. 35: #MeToo & Aurat March
https://anchor.fm/academicmuslimah/episodes/035-Aurat-March-MeToo-Pakistan-e152fs7
Julie Prior
Assistant Professor
English Department
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Ep. 36: Spiritual Journey
https://anchor.fm/academicmuslimah/episodes/036-Julie-Prior-e17qt1l
Fatemeh Mardi
Instructional Designer
Office of eLearning
University of Missouri System
Ep. 37: Toll of the academic job market
https://anchor.fm/academicmuslimah/episodes/037-Fatemeh-Mardi-e18geor
Season Five
Season Five
Maha Nassar
Associate Professor
School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies
University of Arizona
Ep. 34: Palestine
https://anchor.fm/academicmuslimah/episodes/034-Maha-Nassar-e11a70f
Saba Fatima
Host of She Speaks: Academic Muslimahs
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Ep. 35A: Hiatus/ Mental Health
https://anchor.fm/academicmuslimah/episodes/035A-Hello-World-e152j7e
Season Four
Season Four
Produced by Madison Sample
Saba Fatima
Host of She Speaks: Academic Muslimahs
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Ep. 33: Gender & Academia
Interview with Shannon Strom
https://anchor.fm/academicmuslimah/episodes/033-Saba-Fatima-e10dm8b
Banafsheh Madaninejad
Founder of Sisters in Leadership Training and I-AMM
Co-host of The Defining Moment
& Red Peace Machine
Ep. 32: Interconnecting Arabs, Muslims and Middle Easterners
https://anchor.fm/academicmuslimah/episodes/032-Banafsheh-Madaninejad-eue9bn
Amani Hassani
2020 Sociological Review Fellow
Keele University
Ep. 31: Systemic Racism and Islamophobia in Denmark
https://anchor.fm/academicmuslimah/episodes/031-Amani-Hassani-ethgnb
Elora Halim Chowdhury
Associate Professor
Women’s & Gender Studies
Director of the Human Rights Program
University of Massachusetts Boston
Ep. 30: Bangladeshi Identity and Transnational Cinema
https://anchor.fm/academicmuslimah/episodes/030-Elora-Halim-Chowdhury-esb3mq
Shehnaz Haqqani
Assistant Professor of Religion
Mercer University
Ep. 29: Islamic Feminism
https://anchor.fm/academicmuslimah/episodes/029-Shehnaz-Haqqani-er3ni2
Aalih Hussein
PhD candidate
Social Work , Joint Doctoral Program
North Carolina University Greensboro and
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Ep. 28: Self-Care
https://anchor.fm/academicmuslimah/episodes/028-Aalih-Hussein-eq9vem
Shabana Mir
Associate Professor
Dept of Anthropology and Director of Undergraduate Studies
American Islamic College
Ep. 27: Experiences of Muslim American Women
https://anchor.fm/academicmuslimah/episodes/027-Shabana-Mir-epknp4
Sanae Elmoudden
Associate Professor
Rhetoric, Communication and Theatre Department
St. John's University
Ep. 26: Mental Health Awareness
https://anchor.fm/academicmuslimah/episodes/Ep026-Sanae-Elmoudden-eot0i8
Season Three
Season Three
Produced by Blerta Beluli
Lubaaba Al-Azami
PhD candidate
English Literature, University of Liverpool
Visiting Doctoral Researcher , University of Oxford
Ep. 25: English Encounters with the Mughal Empire
https://anchor.fm/saba-fatima/episodes/025-Lubaaba-Al-Azami-env3li
Nazita Lajevardi
Michigan State University
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
Ep. 24: American Islamophobia and Political Participation
https://anchor.fm/saba-fatima/episodes/024-Nazita-Lajevardi-enb11n
Shireen Al-Adeimi
Michigan State University
Assistant Professor
Department of Teacher Education
Ep. 23: Yemeni Crisis
https://anchor.fm/saba-fatima/episodes/023-Shireen-Al-Adeimi-emo314
Conversation with Sana Rizvi
Ep. 22: Elections 2020
https://anchor.fm/saba-fatima/episodes/Ep022-Election-2020-em3kr6
Maha Hilal
Justice for Muslims Collective
Ep. 21: Islamophobia in Grad School
https://anchor.fm/saba-fatima/episodes/021-Maha-Hilal-el2fne
Hawraa Al-Hassan
University of Cambridge
Research Associate
Centre of Islamic Studies
Ep. 20: Iraqi Women's Literature
https://anchor.fm/saba-fatima/episodes/020-Hawraa-Al-Hassan-ek2kmp
Sahar Aziz
Rutgers University Law School
Professor of Law
Ep. 19: 9/11
https://anchor.fm/saba-fatima/episodes/019-Sahar-Aziz-ejddj8
Nadia B. Ahmad
Barry University School of Law
Associate Professor
Ep. 17: Democratic Party
https://anchor.fm/saba-fatima/episodes/017-Nadia-B--Ahmad-ei4eso
Season Two
Season Two
Season 2 Finale
Ep 16: Eid / Ramzan/Ramadan Special
Katherine Bullock
University of Toronto at Mississauga
Lecturer Department of Political Science
Ep 15: Hostility to the Hijab
https://anchor.fm/saba-fatima/episodes/015-Katherine-Bullock-edp4la
Melinda González
Louisiana State University
PhD Candidate Anthropology
Ep 14: Mental Health & Decolonizing Academic Spaces
https://anchor.fm/saba-fatima/episodes/014-Melinda-Gonzlez-ed62q9
Conversation with Sana Rizvi
Ep. 13: Living Through a Pandemic
https://anchor.fm/saba-fatima/episodes/Living-Through-a-Pandemic-ec0ies
Kayla Wheeler
Grand Valley State University Assistant Professor of Area & Global Studies and Digital Studies
Ep. 11: Black Muslimah Fashion
https://anchor.fm/saba-fatima/episodes/Kayla-Wheeler-eb0pf6
Sadaf Jaffer
Princeton University
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Ep. 10: Muslim American political participation
https://anchor.fm/saba-fatima/episodes/010-Sadaf-Jaffer-eaq63j
Narjis Hyder
Walden University
Core Faculty at The Riley College School of Education & Leadership
Ep. 9: On Caregiving
https://anchor.fm/saba-fatima/episodes/009-Narjis-Hyder-eahbn4
Nyla Ali Khan
Kashmiri American Scholar
Ep. 8: Kashmir
https://anchor.fm/saba-fatima/episodes/008-Nyla-Ali-Khan-ea2cc5
Season One
Season One
produced by Erica Green
Season 1 Finale:
Christmas Special
The episode features Dr. Sakina Jangbar, Dr. Noor-Aiman Khan, Dr. Elham Mireshghi, Dr. Neelofer Qadir, Nur Shahir, and Dr. Sophia Spadavecchia
Ep. 7: Muslims moving through Christmas https://anchor.fm/saba-fatima/episodes/Christmas-Episode-Repeat-ent8gh
Anbreen Bashir
Harris–Stowe State University
Associate Professor of Biology
Ep. 6: Bio-genetics & Climate Change
https://anchor.fm/saba-fatima/episodes/006-Anbreen-Bashir-e9bbs0
Tasneem Zaihra
The College at Brockport
Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics
Ep. 5: Immigrant Journey
https://anchor.fm/saba-fatima/episodes/005-Tasneem-Zaihra-e98em1
Khadijah Elshayyal
University of Edinburgh
Visiting Fellow at Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World
Ep. 4: Islamophobia in UK https://anchor.fm/saba-fatima/episodes/Khadijah-Elshayyal-e94339
Sakina Jangbar
St. John's University
Assistant Professor of Rhetoric, Communication and Theatre
Ep. 3: Feminist Expressions https://anchor.fm/saba-fatima/episodes/Sakina-Jangbar-e90odn
Ep. 2: Episode Unavailable
Sana Rizvi
University of Exeter
Lecturer in Education
Ep. 1: Fat-phobia
https://anchor.fm/saba-fatima/episodes/Sana-Rizvi-e8ggs4
Want to come on
Want to come on
She Speaks:
She Speaks:
Academic Muslimahs?
Academic Muslimahs?
Email us! We are always open to having Muslimahs in academia who self-identify as Muslim.
You can email us at sfatima@siue.edu
There is no one type of guest. Email me if you want to talk about:
your life journey (personal or professional or both!)
your book
your research (esp. if its of significance to the general public)
your pedagogical style
your college/university work environment
the cult of academia
U.S./ U.K./ European politics as it impacts Muslim locally and/or Muslims at-large
literally anything you are passionate about and have some degree of expertise on from your research and/or life experiences!
We are especially interested in featuring marginalized voices and perspectives within Muslim communities (Black, Latina, Native American, LGBTQ, Muslimahs or lived experiences regarding poverty, mental health, religious judgment, joint family, etc.).
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About myself:
About myself:
I am an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.
I love learning and thinking about the social and political aspects of the world we live in.
More about me: https://sites.google.com/view/sabafatimaphd/
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